'there is No Sign of Life'The Washington Post - February 15, 2015...escalation of violence."After every war, we say it cannot get worse, but I will say this time is the worst ever," said OmarShaban, a respected Gaza economist. "There is no sign of life. Trade. Import. Export. Reconstruction. Aid? Dead...

Rents Skyrocket in Devastated Gaza StripThe Washington Post - September 17, 2014...7 million today to 2.1 million."Before the war, we needed at least 70,000 additional housing units," said OmarShaban, a prominent Gaza economist. "Now with thousands of more houses destroyed in the war, the crisis has deepened...

Fatah Officer's 3 Children Slain in Shooting; Rival Hamas ...The Washington Times (Washington, DC) - December 12, 2006...toward solving the situation, the ball will be left in the hands of Hamas and Fatah militias on the ground," said OmarShaban, a Gaza-based political analyst. "He must not leave a vacuum of authority; otherwise, this authority will be...

Plan to Boost Security Seen As Power Play; U.s. Support of ...The Washington Times (Washington, DC) - October 16, 2006...Walles told Reuters that the aid was nothing new and that the United States has always backed democracy groups. But OmarShaban, a Gaza political analyst, said the aid will backfire if perceived as partisan. "They have to do it in a way that...

Hamas in Worst Cash Crisis Since Seizing GazaAP Online - March 13, 2014...an economic lifeline for the strip.The Hamas government lost nearly two-thirds of its revenue as a result, said OmarShaban, a Gaza economist. With the tunnels, Hamas earned about $500 million a year — of an annual budget of just under...

Israel to Allow Most Goods into Gaza.The Kathmandu Post - July 5, 2010...to open Israel's three additional crossings with Gaza. Israel currently operates one crossing on a daily basis. OmarShaban, a Gaza-based economist, estimated that Gaza needs 3 million tons of cement and 600,000 tons of steel just to...

Gazans Want "marshall Plan", Israel Policy Falls Short.Daily News Egypt (Egypt) - July 28, 2010...percent of what used to enter Gaza before Hamas took control. "Gaza needs a Marshall Plan," said Palestinian economist OmarShaban, referring to the US aid plan that jumpstarted Europe's economy after World War Two. "The term 'economy' no longer...

Gazans Using Tattered Notes Because of Cash CrunchAP Worldstream - November 24, 2008...No society can operate without money, but that's the situation we are reaching in Gaza," said Gaza economist OmarShaban. Israel and Egypt have restricted movement through Gaza's border crossings since the Islamic militant Hamas seized...

Hamas Refashions Its Militancy.(world)The Christian Science Monitor - August 22, 2007...succeed, otherwise people will say, 'Why did they take over Gaza if they don't have the ability to manage?' " said OmarShaban, a Gaza-based political analyst. "Hamas can launch 80 rockets in two hours. But they are being intelligent. Th